The Regional Rural Revitalization (R3) Strategies Consortium expects to have funding available in 2025 to support small business expansion in Burns. To qualify, businesses must be licensed, physically located and operating principally within the city of Burns. If you are interested in collaborating with R3, please complete a brief survey using the QR code below or by visiting this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9ZGJ5QW.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Pierce Street will be closed due to high water.

Are you protected against fire?? Harney County Emergency and Essential Services Brochure DS (6) : https://5il.co/38kz1

PUBLIC NOTICE: We are starting to see a lot of water from the melting snow and issues with flooding in some parts of town. A sand bag filling station is available out behind City Hall if anyone needs sand bags. It will be self service. The crews are working diligently to open up the ditches and divert the water.

City Council Agenda Packet February 26, 2025: https://5il.co/38h8a

The City of Burns is applying for an Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) Large Government Grant of up to $1 million to develop outdoor parks and recreation trails, equipment, and systems. This grant is funded from Oregon Lottery Bonds, not from taxpayer funding. We're doing a survey to solicit your feedback on the quality of our parks and what you'd like to see included in our application. The survey takes about 7-10 minutes to complete. Thanks for your feedback! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6KY5WW5

URA Agenda Packet February 26, 2025: https://5il.co/38cz7

Signed City Council Minutes January 22, 2025: https://5il.co/37pga

If you have concerns about the city's water please feel free to watch the video from last nights City Council meeting where it was discussed, call City Hall, or view the city's 2023 Annual Drinking Water Report on the links below. It is the most current report and the 2024 Annual Drinking Water Report will be coming out later this Spring. The city's water is safe and the city is continuing to work to keep it that way. City Council Recording February 12, 2025: https://zoom.us/rec/share/OhGsoYU8RGDLOuC0T_QeTWruAmNLhQWwKkEexGethYHVP6_1THjE_hagDORcKDf-.QxQn7cmXtAxYkwk8?startTime=1739412046000 Passcode: ^mX^TP9c https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4713/COB/4931255/2023_Annual_Drinking_Water_Report.pdf

Notice of RFP - PFAS Remediation Study - City of Burns - 02.11.2025: 489 https://5il.co/37gqw Sort Icon RFP - PFAS Remediation Study - 02.11.2025: 116 https://5il.co/37grb

City Council Agenda Packet February 12, 2025: https://5il.co/37c8p

Little League Registration Flyer 2: https://5il.co/36d4s

Work Session Agenda January 29, 2025: https://5il.co/366m7

R3 - 01.24.2025 Board Work Session - Agenda: https://5il.co/35unk

ALERT: The Hines Police Department is asking for community assistance in locating a generator that was taken from the City of Hines lagoon sometime between Friday, January 17th, and Monday, January 20th. It is LARGE and green, weighing around 4000 pounds (model ONAN 4500 KW generator). Please contact dispatch with any information at 541-573-6156.

On January 8, 2025, Mayor Jerry Woodfin opened his last meeting after 8 years of service, where he helped the City of Burns welcome and swear in their new Mayor Brad Erbe and returning Council members, Jennifer Keady, Jen Hoke, and Heather Smith. A big thank you again to Jerry for his years of service to the city as well as a big thank you to our new mayor and returning councilors for their commitment to this community! Here is to an amazing next four years! :)

City Council Agenda Packet January 22, 2025: https://5il.co/357nx

R3 - 01.13.2025 Board Meeting - Detailed Agenda https://5il.co/34lri

The City of Burns would like to notify the community that there was an error last month with billing and people are not receiving their bills. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. In the meantime, if you need to find out what your January bill was, please give us a call at 541-573-5255 and we will be able to assist you with that. Thank you for your understanding while we work on getting this issue fixed.

Revised Ordinance No. 905 (Draft): https://5il.co/34d75